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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This book is a well-written introduction to philosophy that has a systematic approach informed by the history of philosophy. There are many introductory philosophy books available, but I am not aware of one with quite this approach and spin on the issues.” —Christopher Kaczor, author of Disputes in Bioethics
“Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith is a solid, well-written, well-organized, theistic-leaning introduction to philosophy.” —Gregory Bassham, co-author of Critical Thinking: A Student’s Introduction
Table of ContentsTo The Instructor
To The Student
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Unit One. Three Things to Know before You Dive into Philosophy
1. How Philosophy Began
2. The Socratic Method
3. And a Little Bit of Logic
Unit Two. Philosophy of Religion
4. The Design Argument
5. Design and Evolution
6. The Cosmological Argument
Interlude 1: A Survey of Modern Cosmology
7. The Problem of Evil
Unit Three. Epistemology
8. What Can We Know?
9. C. S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason
Unit Four. Philosophy of the Human Person
10. The Mind-Body Problem
11. Do We Have Free Will?
Unit Five. Philosophical Ethics
12. Is It Reasonable to be Moral?
Interlude 2: Or Should We All Become Moral Relativists?
13. Moral Reasoning Applied to the State
14. God and Morality
